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Smithfield Farmland, Corp.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Avulsions, enucleations — MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Smithfield Farmland, Corp. in MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS
Employer Smithfield Farmland, Corp. Report ID 2015129386
Address 1220 N. SIXTH ST. City, State ZIP MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS 61462
Event Date December 10, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Avulsions, enucleations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311611 Inspection # 1114050
GPS Coordinates 40.92000, -90.64000

Incident Narrative

On December 10, 2015, around 3:15 pm, an employee walked from his work station to a work area where a co-worker was using hot water to wash a tooth roller while it was running. To warm up his hands, the injured employee put his hands under the hot water poured by his co-worker and the moving roller caught his glove, pinching a finger. He was admitted to the hospital for an avulsion injury on the right index finger.

Incident Summary

On December 10, 2015, a worker at Smithfield Farmland, Corp. in MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS suffered avulsions, enucleations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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